Teaching Assistant (Special Needs Professional) for Primary/Secondary
The Bridge Easton, Easton, NR9 5EAThis job expired on 10 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 October 2025 at 1am
Date listed
25 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,226.20 - £21,563.06 actual pa
Teaching Assistant (Special Needs Professional) for Primary/Secondary job summary
part of The Bridge Trust
Email: easton@thebridgetrust.academy
Website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/
- Salary: Grade D5-D6 - £21,226.20 - £21,563.06 actual pa
- Permanent
- Part time
- 33.5 hours per week (M–F)
- Term time only
- Required ASAP
Do you want to make a difference to children’s lives?
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?
Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way?
Experience is not essential; all training will be provided.
Then come and meet us
Our Story:
The Bridge Easton School is a complex needs school which opened in Easton, Norfolk in January 2023. The school has been on a growth plan and our final increase is this September. The school provides education for 187 children and young people with severe cognition and learning difficulties, and autism. As a school, we work with our pupils, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education. In addition to the main school, we offer our Base provision where classes offer a bespoke education to children and young people with very high complex needs and autism who require a smaller class environment and often a 1-2-1 staff ratio. For more information, please visit the school’s website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/bridge-easton-school/
The Bridge Trust:
The Bridge Easton is part of family of schools ran by the Bridge Trust. The Bridge Trust already oversees the work of five special schools, two mainstream primary schools, an outreach service and a training development centre.
We are recruiting for:
- Primary & Secondary Teaching Assistants - To support the children’s day to day learning, care and development. To support with assessment, recording and reporting on achievement, behaviour for learning, progress and development. To work closely with the teacher and support staff within the class team, in line with The Bridge Trust policies and guidance.
If you wish to have an informal conversation about the position, please contact the school office at - easton@thebridgetrust.academy
How to apply
A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’. Alternatively, this is can also be downloaded from our vacancies page on our school website - https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website to apply online.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: 10 October 2025, 9am
Interview date: w/c 13 October 2025
The Bridge MAT is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check where relevant.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.
At The Bridge MAT, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
About The Bridge Easton
- School type
- Free Schools, None, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Bridge Easton website
The Bridge Easton is a new special needs school which opened in Easton in January 2023. The Bridge Easton will grow over the next few years to provide for 170 children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties and autism. As a school we will work with children, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education.
In September, we hope to open The Base. The Base will offer a bespoke education to children and young people with severe autism in addition to their cognition and learning difficulties. Our teaching vacancies could be within our main school or within The Base depending on the successful candidates interests and experience.
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